{"id":2727,"date":"2022-01-13T02:33:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T02:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2022-01-13T02:36:07","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T02:36:07","slug":"setting-up-a-freedombox-on-a-vm-or-rpi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/?p=2727","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up a FreedomBox on a VM or RPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FreedomBox is a Debian-based self-hosting server that allows the quick deployment of many applications and services with a single click over a web interface [<a href=\"https:\/\/freedombox.org\/\">Link<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Specially designed to run on an SBC (single board computers), such as a Raspberry Pi, it can also run on a huge variety of hardware, virtual machines, and cloud.<\/p>\n<p>It does not require much tech knowledge to Linux experience at all.<\/p>\n<p>Download the desired version according to your hardware or hypervisor at [<a href=\"https:\/\/freedombox.org\/download\/\">Link<\/a>]. See list of compatible hardware:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>32-bit ARM (armhf) \/ x86 (i386)<\/li>\n<li>64-bit ARM (arm64) \/ x86 (amd64)<\/li>\n<li>A20 OLinuXino Lime \/ Lime 2 \/ MICRO<\/li>\n<li>Beagle Bone Black<\/li>\n<li>Cubieboard 2 \/ Cubieboard 3 \/ Cubietruck<\/li>\n<li>Lamobo R1<\/li>\n<li>LeMaker Banana Pro<\/li>\n<li>LinkSprite pcDuino3S<\/li>\n<li>Orange Pi Zero<\/li>\n<li>PC Engines APU 1D<\/li>\n<li>Pine A64 LTS \/ Pine A64+<\/li>\n<li>Pioneer Edition FreedomBox<\/li>\n<li>QEMU\/KVM amd64 \/ i386<\/li>\n<li>RPi 2 \/ 3B \/ 3B+ \/ 4B<\/li>\n<li>Rock64 \/ RockPro64<\/li>\n<li>VirtualBox for amd64\/i386<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>After transferring the image to a microSD card (if in an RPi) or starting the VM (if in VirtualBox), use your browser to navigate to <strong>http:\/\/freedombox.local<\/strong> or the IP address leased by your router&#8217;s DHCP.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the setup steps to create the administrator account:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2729 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-48-20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-48-20.png 658w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-48-20-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2730 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-49-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-49-12.png 919w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-49-12-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-49-12-768x491.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the option that better describe your network:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2734 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-52-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"635\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-52-01.png 912w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-52-01-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-52-01-768x440.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2733 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-16.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"634\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-16.png 921w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-16-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-16-768x380.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2732 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-53.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"632\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-53.png 919w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-53-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-53-53-768x501.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2731 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-54-40.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"137\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-54-40.png 916w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-54-40-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_20-54-40-768x167.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You can connect to the server using SSH now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2736\" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-10.png 532w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-10-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By clicking on the <strong>network setup<\/strong> you will be able to review any network setting defined previously:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2737 \" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-46.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"673\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-46.png 905w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-46-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-07-46-768x358.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the top, there are three main tabs <strong>Home<\/strong>, <strong>Apps<\/strong>, and <strong>System<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2738\" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-12-12.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"674\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-12-12.png 984w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-12-12-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-12-12-768x236.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cockpit<\/strong> is an application that comes pre-installed.<\/p>\n<p>It allows managing the server: operating system, services, updates, etc.<\/p>\n<p>On the <strong>Apps<\/strong> tab, you will find all the other applications that can be installed with a single click:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2739\" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"1341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15.png 970w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15-153x300.png 153w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15-521x1024.png 521w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15-768x1510.png 768w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-17-15-781x1536.png 781w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>On the <strong>System<\/strong> tab, you will find all the configurations that can be applied to the server, such as Backups, DynamicDNS, SSL\/TLS Certificate, Firewall, Storages, etc.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2740\" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-27-52.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-27-52.png 997w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-27-52-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-27-52-768x411.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Out of the box, this is a very complete and simplistic way to deploy and manage network services.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to shut down before pulling the plug:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2743\" src=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-35-02.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-35-02.png 1008w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-35-02-300x106.png 300w, https:\/\/dft.wiki\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/01\/Screenshot_2022-01-12_21-35-02-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FreedomBox is a Debian-based self-hosting server that allows the quick deployment of many applications and 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